11.   One, Norplant, a hormonal implant, was quickly engulfed in product liability lawsuits.

12.   Opponents of limits on product liability lawsuits, led by the trial lawyers trade group, say the limits threaten to restrict legitimate claims against makers of defective products.

13.   One California company has had to declare bankruptcy in part because of the cost to defend itself from a product liability lawsuit, according to gun-rights supporters.

14.   Product liability lawsuits follow growing interest in consumer rights.

15.   Perhaps most important, Bush supports limits on damages in product liability lawsuits and on fees for trial lawyers and opposes federal anti-tobacco litigation.

16.   So it is puzzling to find governments as plaintiffs in product liability lawsuits.

17.   The dispute involved questions about when a ship owner can file a product liability lawsuit seeking payment for damage from a defective boat.

18.   The latches have been the subject of dozens of product liability lawsuits in recent years.

19.   The legislation would limit only product liability lawsuits, claims that a poorly manufactured or dangerous product has caused an injury.

20.   The legislation would bar some product liability lawsuits and limit monetary awards in court trials.